Early lessons. Frank. Part I.[-IV]
by EDGEWORTH, Maria
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1809. 112; 110; 91, [2]; [4], 96pp. With half-title to each part. [Bound with:] EDGEWORTH, Maria. Early lessons. The little dog trusty; the orange man; and the cherry orchard. London. Printed for J. Johnson, 1809. 109pp. With half-title 16mo. Five parts bound in one. Contemporary calf, gilt, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lacking upper board and FFEP, lower board detached, some wear to spine. Some shaving, without loss of sense. An early edition of five parts of the popular Early Lessons series of stories for children, which consisted of nine separate pieces, first published in 1801 by Irish novelist and educational writer Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) who was inspired to publish the more succcessful stories composed for her numerous younger siblings. As the half-titles to each part indicate, these were issued separately: 'Price six-pence'. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ11284
- Title
- Early lessons. Frank. Part I.[-IV]
- Author
- EDGEWORTH, Maria
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1809
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Wareham, Dorset
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....